Category Job Intel

Charlotte QA: Market Watch

Hearing consistant signals from the market around hybrid Automation Engineer roles (UI / API / AI-driven initiatives) at Ally Financial Spoke with a tech lead this week who mentioned they just brought on an automation engineer Monday: and they’re still…

Candidate-Sourced Market Signal

There have been mentions in the market of a potential contract QA automation opportunity focused on supporting the transition from manual QA to automation (Selenium / Cypress). Pratt Miller does not currently show a publicly posted role of this type…

How to Vet a Staffing Firm Submission Process

A friend got double-submitted by two staffing firms and ended up in a dispute after an offer last week for a performance gig. The details were vague, client name was shared, a canned job description was used, but there was…

LoopQA

QA Automation EngineerFulltime, 90-95K + benefits/ptoHybrid Tues/Wed in Charlotte, NCBen Fellows, CEO (technical) Automation QA Engineer (Playwright / AI-Assisted Testing) We build AI infrastructure that companies actually use. Not demos. Not decks. Working systems that change how teams operate. This…

QA Market Watch: April 2026

Hiring Pipeline Intelligence Sharing a quick snapshot from recent conversations across QA hiring in the Charlotte market. This is based on candidate interviews, recruiter outreach, and staffing-side signals I’m hearing week to week. Charlotte market activityMultiple candidates recently interview for…

Ovidius AI

AI QA Engineer Ovidius is Ben AI’s custom solution arm, offering advisory services and end-to-end custom builds. They have an international presence with a team right here in Charlotte. They were hiring an AI QA Automation Engineer to help redefine…

Staffing Reps

Below is a curated list of local recruiters I either know personally and recommend, or who are active in my network and have been identified through candidate outreach related to IT/QA roles. Last Updated: 5/28/26

Fastbreak AI

QA Automation Engineer I caught a repost from TA Max Wilkins. Check out the link below, they have an engineer opening. Candidates in my network have been interviewing over the last few weeks. Looks like a fantastic, growing firm Tip:…

DICK’S Sporting Goods

SDET Lead Scottie Crump posted a remote opening on Li 3 weeks ago. Suggest checking out the gig. This was the post: This is a senior+ leadership role for someone who:✅ Has deep expertise in test automation (AI-driven, Playwright, CI/CD…